Sweet daily life of Little Tanuki and Qin Che in Love and Deep Space

"No, no, no... no need. I know you're not joking, but I think it's more appropriate for me to just swipe your card." You quickly wiped your mouth with the tissue he handed you. "Anyway, what's yours is mine, and you'll never leave me, right?"

Seeing that you were clearly refusing but still acting all cautious, Qin Che gently patted your back and said with amusement, "I knew you'd say that. If you don't want it, fine, no need to look so apologetic..."

He lowered his head and placed a kiss on the top of your head: "You're right, we'll never be apart anyway."

"Qin Che..." Just as you were about to say something to ease the atmosphere, you felt a coolness on your forehead, and a gentle breeze mixed with raindrops began to fall.

Qin Che reacted quickly, immediately opening the umbrella in his hand to shield your head.

"It's really raining." You looked up. The light was still bright, but the raindrops were getting heavier. "Luckily we have umbrellas, otherwise we would have been soaked to the bone by the time we got to the top of the mountain."

Just as you were speaking, two drenched candidates appeared in your field of vision.

It was a young couple; the boy was using his jacket to shield the girl's head as they ran quickly up the steps, probably looking for a place to take shelter from the rain.

"There are people over there, I'll go ask for directions."

The boy draped his coat over the girl's head and then walked towards you.

"Excuse me, did you come down from the mountain? Is there anywhere ahead to take shelter from the rain?" The boy's voice was still somewhat anxious.

“We came from down here too, so we’re not sure if there’s anywhere to take shelter from the rain up here,” you replied briefly to his question.

"Oh, thank you." The boy was a little disappointed, but still politely expressed his gratitude.

At this moment, you looked at Qin Che and saw him nod slightly with a slight smile.

You thought to yourself: Ah! No wonder you two possess each other's souls!

You don't even need to stick your butt out; he already knows what you mean!

You quickly called out to the boy who was leaving in the rain, "Hey, I have another umbrella here, do you want it?"

The boy's turn was so smooth you almost burst out laughing. Luckily, the paving stones were specially treated so that rainwater quickly seeped into the ground and didn't make the path slippery. Otherwise, he would have definitely fallen flat on his face.

"Yes, yes, yes, I won't stand on ceremony, thank you so much! Consider it my payment, I'll transfer the money to you." The boy deftly pulled out his phone, his face practically screaming, "Wow! I met some really nice people today!"

Qin Che spoke up at this moment: "No need, these are the hotel's umbrellas. You can return them to the hotel when you get to the top of the mountain. If you're not going to the top, there's also a hotel shuttle at the entrance after you come down the mountain."

"Okay, okay, thank you anyway!" After hearing this, the boy put away his phone and thanked them several more times before running off.

You watched as the young couple left with their umbrellas and continued walking up the mountain.

Qin Che looked down and said, "Now there's only one umbrella left. Do you want to hold on tighter, Miss Hunter who loves helping others?"

Raindrops fell on the transparent umbrella, making a crisp, pattering sound.

You looked away and met those beautiful red eyes.

You chuckled: "Of course, I'd have no problem snuggling into your arms..."